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Lake  Bluff  Hotel  and  Improvement  Co 


CHICAGO,   ILL. 


Office  of  the  Association,  Lake  Bluff,  III. 


Lake  Bluff  Hotel  and  Improvement  Co 


CHICAGO,   ILL. 


J.  B.  HOBBS, 

President. 

W.  D.  SMITH, 

Vice-President. 


C.  B.  CONGDON, 

Secretary. 

C.  W.  LASHER, 

Treasurer. 


DIRECTORS. 


11.  D.  FOWLER, 
J.  IRVING  PEARCE, 
II.  N.  HIGINBOTHAM, 
C.  W.  LASHER, 


II.  J.  THOMPSON, 
ARTHUR  DIXON, 
ALEX  H.  REVELL, 
JOHN  WORTHY, 


REV.  C.  G.  TRUSDELL. 


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HOTEL  IRVING,  Lake  Bluff. 


HOTEL  AND  IMPROVEMENT  CO., 
PROPRIETORS. 


J.  Irving  Pearce,  Sherman  House, 
J.  B.  Hobbs, 
C.  W.  Lasher, 

Managers. 


Chicago- 


Arrangements  are  being-  made  to  reopen  this  popular  summer  Hotel 
on  or  about  May  1,  1887,  and  it  will  be  kept  open  as  long-  as  may  be  re- 
quired. Persons  or  families  desiring  to  make  arrangements  for  the  sea- 
son should  make  early  application  to  the  Committee. 

The  management  has  decided  to  maintain  its  former  low  rates,  to- 
wit:  $2.00  to  $3.00  per  day  for  transients;  $10-00  to  $16.00  per  week. 
Special  arrangements  made  for  families  or  parties  remaining  for  the 
season. 


Lake  Bluff  Hotel. — This  hotel  will  be  run  as  an  annex  to  Hotel  Irv- 
ing- Its  rooms  are  clean  and  comfortable  and  it  affords  excellent  accom- 
modations at  reduced  rates. 


Boarding  Houses.—  Several   boarding   houses   on  the  grounds   will 
furnish  board  and  lodging  at  $5.00  to  $7.00  per  week. 

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LAKE     BLUFF 

Temperance    Convocation, 

ESTABLISHED     1877. 

The  greatest  Rendezvous  of  Temperance  People  in  the  United  States. 

CONVOCATION   1887. 

-McTEHTH  AHNIYERSARY.**- 

MISS  FRANCES  E.  WILLARD,  Evanston,  President. 

REV.  A.  J.  JUTKINS,  D.D.,  Chicago,  Chairman  Ex.  Committee. 

MRS.  HELEN  R.  OLIN,  Madison,  Wis.,  Secretary. 

{oF\f[\eT)ee$  July  6ty,  Closes  July  i8tl?. 

Comprising  the  great  leaders  of  all  branches  of  the  temperance 
movement  in  the  United  States,  notably  the  W.  C.  T.  U.,  the  Prohibi- 
tionists, Good  Templars,  etc.,  etc. ;  also  the  masses  that  make  up  these 
societies.  We  propose  to  make  this  the  grandest  temperance  convoca- 
tion ever  held  in  this  country  or  Europe. 

THE  NATIONAL   W.  G.    T.  U.   TRAINING  SCHOOL, 

under  the  direction  of  Miss  Mary  Allen  West,  will  be  one  of  the 
great  features  of  the  convocation. 

Also  the  Free  Parliament  discussions  open  to  all  temperance 
workers. 


LAKE  BLUFF  SUMMER  ASSEMBLY. 

July  28th  to  August  9th,   1887. 

The  Assembly  last  year  was  the  most  satisfactory  and  successful 
one  yet  held.  Arrangements  are  being  made  to  insure  a  steady  and 
healthful  growth.  This  coming  season  will  doubtless  be  one  of 
greater  attractions  and  profit  than  ever.  It  is  most  gratifying  to  an- 
nounce that  Rev.  Dr.  John  H.  Vincent  will  be  present  three  days. 
Aug.  5th,  he  will  make  a  special  Sunday  school  day.  Aug.  6th,  he 
will  devote  to  the  interests  of  C.  L.  S.  C.  Circles.  Sunday,  Aug.  7th, 
he  will  preach,  and  also  conduct  an  Oxford  League  Meeting.  His  visit 
last  year  was  a  grand  success  and  he  intends  making  more  of  the  oppor- 
tunity than  hitherto. 

Other  Departments  of  the  Assembly  will  receive  more  care  than 
ever:  to  add  to  their  effectiveness, 

Teachers  and  Lecturers  of   note  and  ability  will  be  engaged. 

T.  P.  MARSH,  Supt.. 
South  Evanston,  111. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  D.  Fowler,  under  whose  care  and  patronage  the 
Kindergartens  of  Chicago  are  successfully  carried  forward  and  who  had 
charge  of  the  same  department  at  Lake  Bluff  during  the  past  seasons, 
have  been  appointed  the  committee  in  charge  for  the  season  of  1887. 

/TVJ5i<;al. 

The  services  of  Lyon's  Orchestra.  Chicago,  consisting  of  twenty 
pieces,  has  been  secured  for  the  season. 

A  series  of  Vocal  and  Instrumental  Saturday  evening  concerts  will 
be  held  in  the  Grand  Tabernacle,  and  the  orchestra  will  be  present  at  the 
Sunday  services,  assisted  by  prominent  vocal  talent,  under  the  direction 
of  Mr.  H.  A.  Lyon.  Chairman  Committee. 

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Arrangements  are  being  made  with  competent  teachers  of  Vocal  and 
Instrumental  music  to  aid  those  who  desire  to  continue  their  studies  dur- 
ing the  summer.     For  particulars,  address 

Prof.  JAMES  GILL,  Chicago, 
Teacher  of  Music  in  the  Northwestern  University. 

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POINT  LOOKOUT,  LAKE  BLUFF,  ILL. 

(FROM   A   PHOTOGRAPH.) 


Stables.— A  commodious  and  well  conducted  boarding  and  livery 
stable  will  be  run  iu  connection  with  Hotel  Irving.  Board  at  $4.00  per 
week. 

Laundry. — A  tirst-class  laundry  at  city  prices  for  the  accommodation 
<>f  boarders  and  cottagers. 

Telegraph.—  The  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company  have  an  open 
office  at  the  Lake  Bluff  depot. 

Telephone.  A  public  telephone  has  been  placed  in  Hotel  Irving 
connecting-  with  Chicago  offices  and  other  places. 

Markets. — A  first-class  grocery  and  meat  market  is  kept  constantly 
supplied  with  all  articles  necessary  for  families. 

Fresh  Milk. — The  Hotel  Irving  makes  a  special  feature  of  furnishing 
the  best  quality  of  milk  for  its  guests  and  for  sale.  This  milk  comes 
from  the  Home  dairy,  near  at  hand. 

Water. — Lake  Bluff  abounds  in  mineral  springs  and  pure  water. 
The  artesian  well,  which  furnishes  the  grounds  with  a  bountiful  supply 
of  water,  has  also  mineral  qualities  very  healthful  and  invigorating. 

Bathing. — One  of  the  most  attractive  features  of  the  Bluff  is  the  bath- 
ing. The  sandy  beach,  with  its  gentle  slope  for  several  hundred  feet 
into  Lake'  Michigan,  affords  excellent  and  safe  bathing.  Thousands 
enjoyed  this  refreshing  luxury  last  season,  and  it  is  growing  more 
popular  everyT  year. 

Boating.  — Lake  Michigan  ! !     Is  that  not  enough! ! ! 

Fishing. — What  Lake  Michigan  lacks  in  variety  it  makes  up  in  quan- 
tity.    Millions  of  perch  can  be  caught  off  the  shore  of  the  Bluff. 

Drives. — Excellent  gravel  roads,  through  grove  and  farm,  extending 
all  over  Lake  County  and  as  much  further  as  may  be  desired. 

Railroads.  —Numerous  daily  trains  run  to  and  from  Chicago  and 
Lake  Bluff  via  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern  R.  R.  It  is  only  one  hour's 
ride  by  fast  train.  The  frequency  of  these  trains  enables  Chicago 
business  men  to  attend  to  their  duties  in  the  city  during  the  day  and  be 
with  their  families  at  the  Bluff  at  night. 

Reduced  Rates  from  July  1st.  to  Sept,   1st,     Round  Trip,  $1.20. 

Regular  Rates — Chicago  to  Lake  Bluff  and  return,  $1.80.  Month- 
ly tickets  good  for  the  month.  $8.75.  25  rides  good  for  6  months,  $7.50 


SOLOMON'S  POOL,  LAKE  BLUFF,  ILL. 

(FROM  A  PHOTOGRAPH.) 


READ   WHAT   THE   PEOPLE   SAY 

ABOUT  LAKE  BLUFF. 


Mary  Weeks  Burnett,  M.  D.,  Chicago,  III. 

The  climate  of  the  Northern,  Western,  and  Middle  States  during 
the  winter  months  is  peculiarly  exhausting  in  its  effect  upon  intellect- 
ual people.  The  extreme  cold,  the  sudden  and  frequent  changes  of 
weather,  the  electrical  conditions,  all  require  a  great  expenditure  of  vi- 
tality in  resisting  them.  For  this  reason  a  resting  place  for  the  sum- 
mer, where  the  greatest  economy  of  the  psychical  forces  can  be  secured, 
is  of  first  importance.  The  locality  which  offers  the  purest  air,  the 
most  thorough  quiet,  the  greatest  freedom  from  conventionality,  the 
most  varied  opportunities  for  recreation  for  all,  the  place  which  by  nature 
and  art  secures  for  the  tired  nerve  centers  the  most  recreative  restful- 
ness,  should  be  selected  in  which  to  spend  the  months  of  July  and 
August.  I  know  of  no  summer  resort  where  that  especial  need  of  intel- 
lectual and  philanthropic  people — the  conservation  of  vital  force — can 
be  so  fully  provided  for  as  at  Lake  Bluff.  The  air  is  so  delightfully 
pure  and  fragrant.  The  breezes  of  Lake  Michigan  are  full  of  life-force, 
and  abounding  in  healthful  effects.  The  hotel,  under  the  oversight  of 
the  genial  and  scholarly  President  of  the  Lake  Bluff  Association,  Mr. 
J.  B.  Hobbs,  provides  generously  for  all  the  physical  needs  of  its  guests. 
Literary  food  of  the  highest  order  is  also  furnished,  the  platform  of  the 
Association  being  open  to  all  professions,  creeds,  and  reforms.  For 
those  who  desire  complete  rest,  there  is  bathing,  rowing,  croquet,  lawn- 
tennis,  together  with  drives,  horse-back  riding,  and  hammocks  in  shady 
retreats.  Solitariness  or  congenial  companionship  is  equally  attainable. 
In  truth,  all  needs  of  mind  and  body  can  be  fully  satisfied  at  Lake  Bluff. 

Rev.  Samuel  Fallows,  D.I).,  St.  PauVs  Church  Rector)/,  Chicago,  III. 

The  success  which  has  attended  the  efforts  of  the  management  of 
Lake  Bluff  Hotel  and  Improvement  Company,  must  be  very  gratifying  to 
all  the  parties  concerned  in  its  progress.  Lake  Bluff  grows  more  and  more 
attractive  as  year  succeeds  year.  In  many  particulars  it  is  unrivaled  as 
a  place  for  annual  resort.  The  year  1887  will,  without  doubt,  surpass 
all  the  preceding  years  in  its  development  and  features  of  interest. 

Rev.  Dr.  W.  F.  King,  Cornell  College,  Mt.  Vernon,  Ioiva. 

I  am  glad  to  say  that  my  annual  visits  to  Lake  Bluff  have  been  very 

pleasant  and  refreshing,  physically,  socially  and  intellectually.     I  know 

of  no  more  charming  and   healthful   summer  resort  in  the  Northwest. 

The  location  is  by  nature  exceedingly  beautiful  and  picturesque,  and  it 


VIEW  ON  THE  SHORE  OF  LAKE  MICHIGAN,  LAKE  BLUFF,  ILL. 


(FROM  A  PHOTOGRAPH.) 


is  becoming  highly  improved  by  art:  and  it  is  easily  accessible  not  only 
from  Chicago,  but  from  all  parts  of  the  Northwest.  Toe  moral,  religions 
and  literary  character  of  the  entertainments  is  all  that  need  be  asked. 
It  is  hard  to  say  who  are  the  most  to  be  envied,  those  who  have  the  rest- 
ful retirement  of  cosy  cottages  nestled  in  clumps  of  trees,  or  overlook- 
ing picturesque  ravine  or  gleaming  lake;  or  those  who  have  the  privi- 
lege of  the  attractive  rooms,  table  and  society  of  Hotel  Irving.  Indeed, 
all  parts  of  Lake  Bluff  are  pleasant  and  attractive,  and  it  has  been  my 
regret  each  year  that  I  have  not  had  leisure  for  more  time  there.  The 
type  of  the  place  is  such  that  one  can  have  about  whatever  he  desires, 
either  in  the  way  of  retirement  and  rest,  or  pleasant  society  and  stimula- 
tive literary  and  religious  entertainment  and.  instruction.  From  the  in- 
trinsic and  numerous  attractions  of  Lake  Bluff,  from  the  high  religious 
and  social  standing  of  the  managers  of  this  lovely  place  and  the  pleas- 
ant people  who  gather  there  from  year  to  year,  1  confidently  believe  this 
is  soon  to  become  the  most  popular  as  well  as  the  most  desirable  resort 
in  the  West. 

Rev.  John  M.  Caldwell,  Pastor  Oakland  M.  E.  Church,  Chicago,  III. 

Lake  Bluff  is  the  most  attractive  summer  resort,  and  especially  for 
busy  city  people,  to  be  found  in  Illinois,  and  I  know  of  none  more  de- 
lightful in  all  the  West.     Its  hotel  accommodations  are  unexcelled. 

Mary  Allen  West,  Editor  Union  Signal. 

Every  season  since  Lake  Bluff  became  a  summer  resort  1  have  been 
there.  1  fell  in  love  with  the  place  the  first  time  I  saw  it,  and  each  year 
increases  my  attachment  to  it.  Better  than  any  other  place  I  know,  it 
combines  restfulness  with  facilities  for  pleasure  and  work.  Two  min- 
utes' wralk  from  the  Tabernacle,  through  "forests  primeval1'  brings  you 
to  the  best  outlook  over  Lake  Michigan  from  the  summit  of  its  highest 
bluff.  Before  you  is  immensity,  for  the  waters  of  the  Lake  stretch  away 
till  they  blend  with  the  mists  of  the  horizon,  and  Europe  or  Cathay 
may  be  beyond  for  all  that  you  can  see.  The  silence  is  unbroken,  for 
scarcely  a  sound  can  reach  you  from  the  beach  far  below.  The  passing 
vessels  seem  far  out  at  sea,  and  do  not  disturb  the  solitude,  while  they 
take  from  it  all  sense  of  loneliness.  When  tired  out  with  work  in  the 
Convocation  I  have  often  run  away  to  this  spot,  thrown  myself  prone 
upon  the  ground  and  rested  absolutely,  as  I  could  nowhere  else.  Work, 
pleasant  wrork  and  plenty  of  it,  is  always  ready  in  connection  with  the 
meetings  at  Lake  Bluff.  It  draws  together  the  best  thinkers  on  the  Con- 
tinent, and  the  very  attrition  of  thought  puts  all  our  faculties  into  work- 
ing order.  For  recreation  there  are  delightful  drives,  boating,  fishing, 
botanizing,  and  the  like,  to  say  nothing  of  the  chief  source  of  pleasure— 
the  companionship  of  the  brightest,  best  people  in  the  country,  who  are 
as  good  at  fun-making  as  they  are  at  hard  work.  The  center  of  at- 
traction at  Lake  Bluff  is  Hotel  Irving,  for  without  it  all  the  other  attrac- 
tions could  not  be  half  enjoyed.  It  is  that  "rara  avis"  a  really  home- 
like hotel.  Twelve  years  of  almost  constant  travel  have  not  shown  me 
any  house  which  in  this  particular  can  equal  Hotel  Irving.  Here  is 
dainty  neatness,  perfect  service,  well  cooked  food,  quiet  rooms  when  you 
wish  to  be  alone,  and  broad  verandas  filled  with  pleasant  people  when 
you  wish  to  be  with  company:  fresh  breezes  from  the  lake  to  cool  the 
fervor  of  noon,  and  cheerful  wood  fires  in  open  fire-places  to  take  off  the 

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REV.  DR.  PARKHURSTS  COTTAGE,  LAKE  BLUFF,  ILL. 

(FROM   A   PHOTOGRAPH.) 


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chill  of  morning  and  evening  hours.  The  simple  fact  that  fires  are 
needed  every  week  speaks  volumes  for  Lake  Bluff  as  a  summer  resort. 
And  back  of  all,  best  of  all,  is  the  feeling-  that  "mine  host"  has  a  per- 
sonal interest  in  the  comfort  of  every  one  of  his  guests;  this  feeling  pre- 
eminently pervades  Hotel  Irving.  We  do  not  realize  that  we  are  in  a 
hotel,  but  feel  like  honored  guests  in  the  home  of  loving  friends.  If 
you  do  not  believe  all  the  good  things  1  say  of  Lake  Bluff  come  yourself 
next  summer  and  you  will  be  convinced. 

Hon.  Andrew  Shaman,  Chicago  Evening -Journal. 

1  spent  several  days  and  nights  at  the  Hotel  Irving  during  the  past 
summer  and  autumn  for  rest  and  recreation,  and  received  not  only  that 
which  I  went  for,  but  much  more — a  delightful  home-life  and  choice 
companionship.  I  know  of  no  summer  resort  in  Chicago's  vicinage  that, 
all  things  considered,  is  so  pleasant  and  beautiful  as  Lake  Bluff.  Its 
mineral  waters,  its  shady  woods,  its  deep  and  romantic  ravines,  its 
magnificent  outlook  on  Lake  Michigan,  its  walks  and  its  drives,  and  its 
choice  society  of  good  people,  combine  to  make  it  preferable  to  any  rest- 
ing-place and  abiding  place  for  the  summer  that  I  know  of  in  this  re- 
gion . 

Gen.  Clinton  B.  Fisk,  Seabright,  New  Jersey. 
Lake  Bluff,  Illinois,  is  one  of  the  most  delightful  resorts  in  America. 
It  is  a  marvel  to  me  that  there  are  not  at  least  100,000  people  making 
that  most  charming  spot  on  Lake  Michigan  their  summer  home.  Dur- 
ing my  sojourn  at  Lake  Bluff  my  home  was  at  the  Hotel  Irving  where 
the  management  was  so  superb  I  could  but  wish  that  my  stay  might  be 
lengthened. 


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Ber.  Chas.  A.  Blanchard,  President  Wheat  on  College,  Wheaton,  III. 
I  have  spent  two  Sabbaths  at  Lake  Bluff  and  enjoyed  them  heartily. 
While  I  was  there  the  Sabbath  quiet  and  rest  were  very  grateful.  There 
was  no  desecration  of  the  day  within  or  without  so  far  as  my  observa- 
tion extended,  and  the  beauty  of  the  scenery,  the  excellence  of  the  man- 
agement of  Hotel  Irving,  and  the  society  of  Christian  people  combined 
to  make  the  season  both  pleasant  and  profitable.  So  long  as  it  contin- 
ues on  the  line  at  that  time  followed,  I  can  heartily  commend  it  to  all 
desiring  to  gain  rest  and  strength  in  the  vicinity  of  our  great  Western 
metropolis. 

J.  H.  Raymond,  of  Raymond  d-  Bainey,  Chicago,  III. 
Having  tried  it  with  my  family  for  a  part  of  this   last  summer,    I 
am  glad,  in  reply  to  your  note,  to  certify  that  Lake  Bluff  is  a  beautiful, 
healthy  resort,  and  that  its  Hotel  Irving  keeps  full  pace  with  its  patrons' 
requirements  for  comfort  and  quiet  amusements. 

Prof.  D.  Heagle,  PnncetonJIl . 

I  certainly  take  pleasure  in  saying  that  during  three  seasons  I  have 
spent  some  time  at  Lake  Bluff,  particularly  in  connection  with  Sunday- 
school  assemblies  held  there.  I  have  always  enjoyed  these  occasions  and 
have  found  the  accommodations  all  that  could  be  desired.     Lake  Bluff 

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REV.  DR.  SPENCER'S  COTTAGE,  LAKE  BLUFF,  ILL. 


(FROM   A   PHOTOGRAPH.) 


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ought  to  be  a  larger  and  greater  Chautauqua  of  the  West,  for  the 
grounds  are  larger  and  unite  as  varied  in  aspect,  the  lake  by  the  side  of 
them  is  surely  very  interesting,  and  the  improvements,  some  of  them  at 
least,  are  gotten  up  on  a  better  plan.  I  recommend  to  anybody  who 
wishes  to  enjoy  a  summer  vacation  to  go  and  spend  some  time  at  Lake 
Bluff. 

Prof.  Walter  C.  Lyman,  Chicago,  III. 

I  wish  to  express  my  thanks  to  you  and  also  to  the  ever  genial  and 
happy  Mr.  Lasher,  for  the  capital  manner  in  which  you  have  always  en- 
tertained myself,  family,  and  accompanying  friends  on  the  several  oc- 
casions of  our  visits  to  Lake  Bluff  and  the  Hotel  Irving.  1  wish  you 
continued  and  increasing  prosperity  in  your  laudable  efforts  to  provide 
for  city  folk  a  delightful  and  healthful  resort  from  the  heat  and  turmoil 
of  city  life  during  the  summer  months. 

Prof.  A.  A.  Hopkins,  Neiv  York. 

The  brief  visits  1  have  made  to  Lake  Bluff  have  revealed  its  quiet 
charm,  and  brought  me  pleasant  memories.  Perhaps  it  is  the  associa- 
tion of  its  hotel  name,  Hotel  Irving,  with  a  favorite  author's  favorite 
sketch  that  makes  me  think  of  Lake  Bluff  as  an  inviting  "Sleepy  Hol- 
low1'in  which  every  summer  I  should  like  to  dream  some  days  away. 
But  how  could  one  dream  in  ear-shot  of  that  platform  where  so  many 
strong  voices  ring  out  mighty  truths!  The  Bluff  is  a  paradox  of  rest 
and  activity,  of  slumbrous  surf  music  and  wide-awake  mental  contact. 
Its  groves  are  a  benediction . 


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From  Mary  A.  DeCamp,  St.  Louis. 

I  really  think  Lake  Bluff  is  a  nice  place  for  little  folks  like  me. 
This  is  the  judgment  of  a  little  girl  only  eight  years  old.  Mr.  Lasher 
is  awfully  nice  to  little  folks  like  me  at  the  Hotel  Irving.     Gcod-bye. 

From  Rev.  W.  V.  Tudor,  I).  D.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

I  have  most  pleasant  recollections  of  my  visit  at  Lake  Bluff.  It 
should  be,  as  it  is,  a  popular  resort.  It  combines  forest,  lake  and  bluff  in 
perfection;  a  dense  grove,  a  high  bluff,  a  wide,  sea-like  lake.  I  regret- 
ted that  my  stay  at  Lake  Bluff  had  to  be  so  brief.  I  was  comfortable  in 
the  Hotel  Irving,  and  well  fed,  and  promptly  waited  on  at  the  table. 
Then  the  after-dinner  walks,  through  the  grove  and  by  the  lake,  were 
most  delightful. 

The  camp-meeting  realized  perfectly  the  worship  in  "God's  first 
temple,"  the  groves.  The  architecture  of  the  cottages  shows  that  Lake 
Bluff  is  a  place  to  stay  for  the  summer. 

From  J.  W.  Richards.  D.D.,  Springfield,  Ohio. 

I  was  greatly  delighted  with  my  brief  visit  to  Lake  Bluff  last  Au- 
gust, and,  although  not  a  Methodist,  I  hope  to  be  a  guest  at  "  Hotel  Irv- 
ing" next  summer.  As  a  place  for  rest,  recreation  and  social  enjoyment 
I  consider  Lake  Bluff  equal  to  the  best.  Nature  and  art  have  combined 
to  render  the  place  unusually  attractive  to  those  who  would  escape  the 
confusion  and  great  heat  of  cities  during  the  summer  months.     Here 

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OAK  I  AWN  COTTAGE,  LAKE  BLUFF,  ILL. 

(FROM    A   PHOTOGRAPH.) 


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with  cool  shade,  good  water,  and  refreshing  breezes  from  the  lake,  with 
frequent  lectures,  addresses  and  sermons,  trie  visitor,  and  especially  the 
Christian  visitor,  will  find  such  a  physical,  intellectual  and  moral  en- 
vironment as  cannot  fail  to  benefit  his  body,  soul  and  spirit. 

From  Iter.  Dr.  //.  H.  Ridgaway,  Garrett  Biblical  Institute,  Franston,  III. 
It  has  not  been  my  good  fortune  to  remain  long  at  any  one  time  at 
Lake  Bluff,  but  [  have  been  impressed  when  visiting  there  with  the  ad- 
vantages of  the  spot.  The  dense  forest  trees,  the  bold  bluffs  looking  out 
upon  the  lake,  render  it  especially  attractive.  With  the  increased  im- 
provements which  you  are  putting  upon  it  from  season  to  season,  it  must 
become  a  charming  resort  for  persons  living  in  Chicago,  and  especially 
for  those  residing  in  the  interior  of  the  State  and  wishing  to  enjoy  the 
lake  breezes.  To  the  natural  and  artificial  attraction  must  be  added  the 
high  intellectual,  and  moral,  and  religious  atmosphere  which  is  main- 
tained by  the  authorities  and  those  visiting  and  remaining  at  the  place. 
Those  who  cannot  or  choose  not  to  erect  cottages — the  real  thing  to  do- 
can  avail  themselves  of  Hotel  Irving,  which,  if  I  may  judge  from  my 
visits  last  season,  is  a  model  family  hotel.  The  food  and  service  were 
all  that  the  most  refined  persons  could  ask,  while  the  house  wore  the  as- 
pect of  neatness  and  comfort.     A  capital  summer  home  for  any  family. 

From  Rev.  H.  G.  Jackson,  D.D.,  Pastor  Centenary  M.  E.  Church,  Chi- 
cago. 

It  affords  me  great  pleasure  to  say  a  word  of  commendation  of  Lake 
Bluff  as  a  most  delightful  place  in  which  to  spend  that  part  of  the  sum- 
mer when  the  chief  problem  of  life  is,  how  to  keep  cool.  If  the  refresh- 
ing breezes  from  Lake  Michigan,  that  blow  almost  constantly  there,  do 
not  solve  that  problem,  it  may  at  once  be  concluded  that  it  can  find  no 
solution  in  this  latitude.  In  this  respect  a  more  desirable  summer  re- 
sort cannot  well  be  imagined.  But  Lake  Bluff  is  rich  in  other  attrac- 
tions also.  There  is  a  luxuriant  stretch  of  forest  shade,  with  trees  of 
many  varieties  and  sizes  growing  as  nature  has  planted  them;  ravines 
"  deep  and  dark,"  from  whose  precipitous  sides  gush  springs  of  health- 
giving  mineral  waters;  and  more  than  all  else  the  ever-changing  view- 
of  the  great  lake  extending  far  away  till  the  blue  waters  blend  with  the 
sky.  Nature  has  done  much  for  Lake  Bluff,  and  art  has  prudently  re- 
frained from  spoiling  nature's  work.  Only  such  improvements  as  are 
necessary  for  comfort  and  convenience  have  been  made.  There  are  num- 
erous cottages  scattered  among  the  trees,  a  commodious  tabernacle  for 
lectures,  concerts,  religious  meetings,  and  other  assemblies;  and  a  first- 
class  hotel,  with  ample  accommodations,  under  admirable  supervision 
and  management,  where  all  that  is  desirable  in  the  way  of  entertain- 
ment can  be  had.  1  should  not  fail  to  mention  the  fact  that  intoxicating 
liquors  being  totally  prohibited  at  Lake  Bluff,  it  is  entirely  free  from  the 
disgraceful  scenes  of  riot  and  disorder  that  are  unfortunately  so  frequent 
at  many  summer  resorts  and  watering  places. 

From  B.  Green,  Kankakee,  111. 
The  natural  advantages  of  Lake  Bluff  as  a  summer  resort  are  in 
every  resoect  excellent.     Shaded  with  magnificent  forest  trees,  yet  hav- 
ing beautiful  lawns  for  tennis  and  croquet.     Situated  on  the  western 

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GRACE  COTTAGE,  LAKE  BLUFF,  ILL. 

(FROM   A   PHOTOGRAPH.) 


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shore  of  Lake  Michigan,  elevated  eighty  feet  above  the  water's  edge,  it 
is  very  pleasant  on  a  summer  afternoon  to  sit  sheltered  from  the  fierce 
rays  of  the  sun,  while  enjoying  the  refreshing  breezes  coming  from  the 
inland  sea  which  spreads  before  your  admiring  gaze;  while  passing 
steamers  and  sailing  vessels  add  to  the  beauty  of  the  scene.  And  what 
shall  we  say  of  the  intellectual  and  religious  advantages  it  affords?  Lec- 
tures and  sermons  are  given  on  science,  temperance  and  religion  without 
stint,  so  that  you  may  not  only  "  rest  and  be  thankful,"  but  learn  to  be 
wiser  and  better.  And  last,  but  not  least,  for  a  moderate  compensation 
at  the  Hotel  Irving  three  times  a  day  the  tables  of  the  dining-room  are 
amply  supplied  with  choice  solids  which  strengthen,  and  pleasant  bever- 
ages which  4t  cheer  but  not  inebriate,11  and  thus  by  the  time  you  reach 
your  arm-chair  on  the  veranda,  you  find  the  desired  equilibrium  has  been 
reached,  and  you  are  at  peace  with  all  the  world.  Who  would  not  go 
to  Lake  Bluff? 


From  Rev.  Thos.  H.  Hahna,  Monmouth,  III. 

Having  during  two  seasons  enjoyed  a  brief  stay  at  Lake  Bluff,  I  am 
free  to  say  I  know  of  no  summer  resort  that  combines  in  such  a  high  de- 
gree so  many  attractions.  The  grove,  the  lake,  the  Hotel  Irving  and  the 
neat  cottages,  the  respectable  people  one  is  so  sure  to  meet  and  the  liter- 
ary and  moral  atmosphere  of  the  place,  together  with  the  reasonable 
rates  for  boarding,  make  it  an  altogether  desirable  resort  for  weary 
bodies  and  tired  minds  and  souls  that  need  a  healthful  tonic. 


From  D.  S.  Smith.  M.  D.,  Chicago,  III. 

A  frequent  visitor  at  Lake  Bluff  and  a  guest  at  its  hospitable  hotel, 
I  have  only  words  of  praise  for  both.  Accessibility,  convenience  and 
healthfulness  unite  to  make  the  Bluff  a  most  delightful  summer  retreat. 
The  charms  of  nature  are  supplemented  by  pleasing  entertainments  in 
the  realms  of  art  and  science  and  by  the  graver  joys  of  religion.  The 
hotel  furnishes  good  comfortable  rooms,  and  its  cuisine  will  compare 
favorably  with  that  of  other  summer  resort.  The  host  is  all  that  could 
be  desired  to  make  one's  stay  agreeable.  In  short,  to  sum  up  all,  Lake 
Bluff  is  a  satisfactory,  profitable  and  pleasant  place  to  recuperate  the 
physical  and  mental  powers. 

From  Rev.  Dr.  A.  B.Leonard,  Piqua,  Ohio. 

I  regard  Lake  Bluff  as  one  of  the  most  delightful  summer  resorts  it 
has  ever  been  my  pleasure  to  visit,  and  I  have  visited  not  a  few,  and 
Hotel  Irving  is  one  of  the  best  managed  hotels  to  be  found  at  any  similar 
resort.  The  grounds  are  delightfully  located  on  a  high  bluff  on  Lake 
Michigan,  and  the  hotel  is  managed  with  special  regard  for  the  pleasure 
and  comfort  of  the  guests.  There  is  no  more  delightful  place  to  spend  a 
vacation  than  Lake  Bluff,  and  no  more  desirable  place  of  rest  than  Hotel 
Irving. 

From  Mrs.  Franc  E.  Finch,  Evanston,  III. 

As  a  lawyer  "would  sum  up  his  case  before  the  jury,  Lake  Bluff  is  a 
place  for  comfort,  convenience,  recreation,  pleasure,  amusement  and 
thought,  and  it  affords  large  advantages  for  religious  and  social  culture. 

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HIGH  BRIDGE,  LAKE  BLUFF,  ILL. 


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From  Rev.  Wm.  Fawcett,  Chicago. 

Experience  leads  me  to  say  that  the  lover  of  nature;  the  lover  of 
high  social  privileges  and  enjoyments;  the  lover  of  quiet,  and  rest,  and 
retirement  from  the  taxing  business  pursuits  of  life;  the  lover  of  intel- 
lectual improvement  and  enjoyment;  the  lover  of  the  spiritual  and  the 
divine,  cannot  find  a  spot  in  all  our  beautiful  State  where  each  and  all  of 
these  longings  of  the  heart  can  be  more  fully  gratified  than  at  Lake 
Bluff.  Adding  to  this  the  provisions  that  are  made  for  the  physical 
comfort  and  convenience  of  all  guests  at  the  finely  finished  and  furnished 
"Hotel  Irving,"  and  you  have  in  Lake  Bluff  one  of  the  most  attractive 
summer  resorts  in  the  country. 

From  Ex-Gov.  John  M.  Hamilton,  Chicago,  III. 

I  take  pleasure  in  thus  expressing  my  appreciation  of  the  value  of 
Lake  Bluff  as  a  pleasant  and  interesting  summer  resort  for  rest  and  rec- 
reation. ]t  is  beautifully  situated  in  a  native  forest  overlooking  Lake 
Michigan,  is  a  dry  and  healthy  location  which,  with  its  handsome  im- 
provements is  not  only  inviting  to  rest,  but  is  also  quite  attractive  to 
the  pleasure-seeker.  The  Lake  Bluff  Hotel  is  one  so  far  as  my  knowl- 
edge goes  in  my  visits  to  that  place,  which  perfectly  accommodates  its 
patrons  in  all  the  comforts  that  could  possibly  be  expected  in  such  a  place; 
in  fact,  I  consider  the  hotel  as  a  model  one  among  summer  resorts. 

From  Rev.  T.  R.  Strobridge,  Aurora,  111. 

I  have  for  several  years  enjoyed  the  sylvan  beauties,  the  increasing 
improvements  and  superior  accommodations  of  Lake  Bluff.  I  know  of 
no  place  where  those  desirous  of  rest  and  recreation,  united  with  city 
comforts  and  luxuries,  can  be  better  satisfied  than  at  this  beautifully  sit- 
uated summer  resort.  Nature,  money  and  taste  have  united  to  make  the 
grounds  attractive;  and  Hotel  Irving,  with  its  wide  verandas,  spacious 
halls  and  rooms,  and  pleasant  sleeping  apartments,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  courteous  and  capable  officers,  is  more  than  one  would  expect, 
and  all  that  can  be  desired. 

From  A.  G.  Lane,  Cook  County  Supt.  of  Public  Schools,  Chicago,  III. 

I  very  cheerfully  testify  as  to  the  desirability  of  Lake  Bluff  for  a 
summer  residence  or  resort.  The  seasons  which  I  have  spent  there  are 
still  a  delight.  The  beautiful  groves,  the  high  dry  grounds,  the  deep 
ravines,  the  beautiful  lake,  the  mineral  springs,  the  magnificent  drives 
along  the  lake  and  into  the  surrounding  country,  the  commodious,  airy, 
well  managed  hotel,  the  Christian  people  who  assemble  there  year  after 
year,  the  instructive  lectures,  the  Sunday-school  assemblies,  and  the 
camp-meeting,  all  make  Lake  Bluff  an  attractive  and  profitable  summer 
home  or  resort. 

From  Frances  E.  Willard,  Rest  Cottage,  Evanston,  III. 

Lake  Bluff  is  a  Mecca  to  the  temperance  pilgrim  of  the  whole  Re- 
public. No  one  place  on  the  globe  has  been  the  magnet  thus  to  attract 
the  magnates  of  the  most  royal  reform  in  all  the  world.  The  spot  is  be- 
loved already,  and  memorable.  It  will  become  historic.  It  leads  the 
leaders  to  higher  levels  of  thought,  purpose,  and  achievement.  Beauti- 
ful for  situation,  Lake  Bluff,  with  its  pristine  grove  and  with  wide  stretch 
of  gleaming  blue  wherein  the  sky  is  duplicated,  has  every  natural  charm. 
The  cuisine  of  Hotel  Irving  all  an  epicure  can  claim.  Long  live  Lake 
Bluff.     (After  nine  years'  trial.) 

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H.  W.  Austin,  Esq.,  Chicago,  III. 

As  a  suburb  of  Chicago  and  resort  for  cultivated  people  from  all 
parts  of  the  country,  taking-  into  account  its  accessibility  to  our  city,  its 
high  elevation,  its  remarkable  clear  and  healthful  air  and  most  beautiful 
lake  view  with  natural  ravines  and  apparently  every  variety  of  stately 
forest  trees,  it  has  claims  that  cannot  be  excelled  by  any  place  in  my 
knowledge.  Its  hotel  is  like  a  home,  and  one  of  great  comfort  and  free- 
dom. The  management  brings  together  only  Christians,  moral  and  in- 
telligent people  from  the  city  and  all  parts  of  the  country,  and  I  know  of 
no  other  resort  where  the  same  can  be  secured. 

Peojrfe's  Health  Journal,  Chicago,  III. 

Thirty  miles  north  of  Chicago,  where  the  banks  of  Lake  Michigan 
reach  a  considerable  elevation,  bounded  on  the  north  and  south  by  deep 
ravines,  with  all  their  natural  beauty,  and  extending  back  from  the  lake 
nearly  a  mile,  to  the  C.  &  N.  W.  R.  R.,  there  is  a  tract  of  natural  forest 
somewhat  improved,  which,  from  its  general  elevation,  is  called  Lake 
Bluff,  and  from  its  convenience  to  Chicago,  is  destined  to  be  a  popular 
health  and  summer  resort.  Its  perfect  drainage,  its  pure  and  invigorating 
atmosphere,  its  natural  and  artificial  supply  of  pure  water,  confirm  us  in 
the  belief  that  it  will  be  largely  patronized  as  soon  as  its  many  advan- 
tages are  appreciated.  The  gravel  beach  and  extreme  shallowness  of 
the  lake  for  several  hundred  feet  out  from  the  water's  edge  afford  ex- 
cellent facilities  for  bathing.  Two  hotels  and  a  number  of  cottages 
afford  ample  accommodations  for  the  present,  The  presence,  during 
the  entire  summer,  of  a  number  of  Chicago  famil  es  of  tbe  highest  social 
and  moral  standing,  the  brilliant  series  of  lectures  and  entertainments 
given  in  the  spacious  Tabernacle,  afford  all  that  could  be  desi'  ed  socially. 
Altogether  it  approaches  the  ideal  as  a  family  summer  and  health  re- 
sort and  a  good  place  for  the  tired  literary  man  and  mental  overworker. 

S.  P.  Belcher,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

It  affords  me  a  great  deal  of  pleasure  to  be  able  to  say  to  you,  that 
my  experiences  at  Lake  Bluff,  last  summer,  were  such  that  the  visit 
lives  as  a  pleasant  memory;  though  brief,  too  brief  in  fact,  the  change 
from  the  scorching  heat  of  the  city  to  the  cooling  breezes  of  the  Bluff, 
and  the  constant  courtesy  extended,  inspire  the  wish  to  repeat  the 
"outing'''  next  summer. 

J.  N.  Wheeler,  Editor  Patrol,  Geneva,   III. 

It  is  both  a  pleasure  and  a  duty  to  bear  witness  to  the  attractiveness 
of  Lake  Bluff ;  a  pleasure  to  recall  the  pleasant  hours  spent  in  its  cool 
shades,  by  its  romantic .  and  rugged  ravines,  and  along  the  sounding 
shore  of  Lake  Michigan;  a  duty  to  urge  others  to  avail  themselves  of 
its  unsurpassed  advantages  for  meeting  with  and  listening  to  the  fore- 
most literary  and  moral  workers  of  the  times.  I  have  never  been  caught 
by  the  delusions  of  the  so-called  pleasure  resorts  whereat  the  pleasures 
left  behind  them  are  weariness  and  a  regret;  when  one  was  eaten  up 
with  expenses  or  else  neglected  as  too  poor  for  decent  treatment;  and 
where  one's  hatred  of  the  shams  he  saw  exhausted  more  than  his  rest 
could  recreate  him.  From  all  these  drawbacks  Lake  Bluff  is  wholly  free; 
the  hotel  service  is  perfect  and  the  prices  suited  to  all  purses.  The 
Christian  and  moral  character  of  the  whole  environment  is  such  as  truly 
rests  both  soul  and  body,  and  makes  one  thankful  for  the  privileges.  In 
my  opinion  Lake  Bluff  is  an  ideal  resting  place  for  a  day  or  a  summer. 

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Hon.  Samuel  D.  Hastings,  Madison,  Wis. 

I  know  of  no  place  in  the  West  where  a  few  weeks  can  be  spent 
more  pleasantly  than  at  Hotel  Irving  at  Lake  Bluff.  The  Hotel  is  large 
and  convenient;  the  meals  excellent  and  well  served.  The  management 
spare  no  effort  to  secure  the  comfort  of  their  guests  and  to  make  all  feel 
at  home-  I  shall  regard  it  as  a  great  privation  should  1  be  unable  to 
make  my  usual  summer  visit  to  Lake  Bluff. 

Rev.  P.  S.  Henson,  D.  D.,    First  Baptist  Church,  Chicago,  III. 

Of  the  many  summer  resorts  where  physical  and  social  enjoyment, 
mental  and  moral  culture  are  alike  abundantly  provided  for,  Lake  Bluff 
is,  in  my  judgment,  one  of  the  most  delightful.  The  Hotel  Irving  is 
exceptionally  fine — elegant  in  all  its  appointments,  admirable  in  its 
management  and  sumptuous  in  its  fare. 

E.  B.  Stevens,  Chicago,  III. 

Without  attempting  any  detailed  description  of  Lake  Bluff,  allow 
me  to  say  briefly,  that  I  know  of  no  place  on  the  Lake  shore  so  pleasant- 
ly situated  for  a  summer  resort.  The  high  wooded  bluffs  and  deep  ra- 
vines are  fascinating  to  any  lover  of  nature  and  only  have  to  be  fully 
known  to  draw  thither  crowds  every  season  from  the  heated  streets  and 
homes  of  Chicago.  *  *  *  Hotel  Irving  is  pleasantly  situated  and  its 
management  excellent. 

Mrs.  Caroline  A.  Leech,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Our  last  summer  at  Lake  Bluff  was  so  pleasantly  spent,  I  am  glad  to 
give  it  the  endorsement  of  our  family,  who  hope  to  return  the  coming 
season.  The  natural  beauties  of  Lake  Bluff  are  unsurpassed,  while  a 
good  hotel  and  pleasant  people  give  all  needed  attractions,  The  access- 
ibility of  the  place,  being  but  twelve  hours  from  our  home,  is  a  great 
feature  to  Southern  people. 

J.  L.  Whitlock,  Chicago,  III. 

I  am  glad  of  an  opportunity  to  speak  a  word  in  behalf  of  Lake  Bluff 
and  its  attractions.  In  looking  about  the  grounds  and  enjoying  the 
lake  breeze  from  its  bluffs,  and  the  comforts  of  Hotel  Irving,  I  could  but 
wonder  that  so  many  of  our  Chicago  people  would  endure  the  fatigue 
and  incur  the  expense  of  a  trip  to  the  seashore  or  any  remote  point, 
when  almost  at  the  very  door  of  their  homes  they  had  one  of  the  most 
delightful  and  healthful  resorts  to  be  found  in  this  country.  We  be- 
lieve, however,  that  it  is  only  a  question  of  time  as  to  when  the  more 
thoughtful  and  home  loving  people  of  our  community  will  recognize  this 
fact  and  avail  themselves  of  the  great  advantages  Lake  Bluff  has  to  offer 
as  a  summer  resort. 

L.  F.  Lindsay,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

I  have  resided  at  Lake  Bluff  every  season,  with  but  one  exception, 
since  it  was  opened  and  can  truthfully  say,  I  have  enjoyed  them  all. 
My  family  returned  from  the  Bluff  very  reluctantly  last  summer  and  are 
already  planning  to  return  the  coming  season.  Lake  Bluff  is  to  me  a 
charming  spot,  and  the  wonder  to  me  has  been  that  there  were  not  ten 
cottages  where  there  are  now  only  one.  St.  Louis  sent  twTenty  families 
there  last  summer.     This  summer  you  may  look  for  a  hundred. 

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HON.  JUDGE  COOLEY'S  COTTAGE,  LAKE  BLUFF,  ILL. 


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James  Fanning  Latham,  Chicago. 

I  am  much  gratified  to  be  able  to  add  my  words  of  commendation 
to  Lake  Bluff,  for  after  two  months  spent  last  summer  amid  its  delight- 
ful influences,  it  sent  me  back  to  my  busy  life  with  renewed  vigor  and 
vitality.  To  the  professional  man  seeking  rest  and  recuperation,  I  know 
of  no  place  in  the  West  which  is  so  admirable  as  Lake  Bluff.  Its  ro- 
mantic situation  upon  the  picturesque  bluff  overlooking  the  ever  chang- 
ing and  always  beautiful  waters  of  Lake  Michigan;  its  primeval  forest; 
its  pure  air  laden  with  all  the  elements  of  health  and  energy,  and  its 
entire  freedom  from  fashionable  dissipations  of  town,  combine  to  render 
it  a  perfect  summer  home  for  all  who  love  the  woodlands  with  soft  isles 
of  misty  green  made  sweet  and  cool  with  shadows.  A  little  later  on, 
when  Lake  Bluff  has  taken  the  place  in  public  estimation  it  merits,  the 
wonder  will  be  that  it  could  have  been  for  so  long  within  such  easy  ac- 
cess of  Chicago  and  for  so  long  unappreciated. 

P.  Bird  Price,  Chicago. 

For  several  years  past  I  have  spent  a  part  of  ea°h  summer  at  Lake 
Bluff,  and  its  attractions  grow  upon  me  with  each  succeeding  visit. 
The  rigor  with  which  the  management  excludes  from  its  grounds  all 
miscellaneous  excursions  and  questionable  or  objectionable  visitors  is 
one  of  its  strongest  recommendations.  Once  within  the  grounds  the 
visitor  has  all  the  security  and  protection  of  the  city  with  all  the  charms 
of  a  delightful  country  home,  while  the  very  atmosphere  is  that  of  peace 
and  rest.  I  do  not  think  the  same  conditions  of  society  and  environment 
exist  at  any  summer  resort  in  the  West.  Within  a  few  s'eps  are  perfect 
quiet  and  seclusion,  or  the  most  refined  and  delightful  society;  while  the 
tastes  of  every  visitor  are  likely  to  be  gratified  by  the  literary,  scientific 
and  religious  advantages  on  the  one  hand  or  physical  recreation  of  va- 
rious kinds  on  the  other.  The  freedom  from  ostentation  and  extrava- 
gance at  Lake  Bluff,  and  the  very  reasonable  expense  at  which  its  ad- 
vantages may  be  enjoyed  must  continue  to  draw  to  it  in  the  future,  as  in 
the  past,  an  annually  increasing  number  of  the  most  desirable  class  of 
patrons. 


23 


m REFERENCES. & 

We  take  the  liberty  of  referring-  to  the_ following  families  and  per- 


sons who  were  among  the  guests  of 
1886. 

Gustavus  Anderson,  Chicago. 

Rev.  G.  R.  Alden  and  family,  Cincinnati. 

James  Armstrong  and  family,  Chicago. 

Rev.  Dr.  John  Alabaster,  Chicago. 

Miss  Julia  Ames,  Chicago. 

A.  H.  Ames,  Dubuque,  Iowa. 

Clara  Barton,  Washington,  D.  C. 

W.  H.  Bush  and  family,  Chicago. 

J.  L.  Bigelow  and  family,  Chicago. 

A.  P.  Bigelow  and  family,  Chicago. 

E.  A.  Bigelow,  Chicago. 

Caroline  B.  Buell,  Chicago. 

Charles  E.  Baxby,  Galveston,  Tex. 

Dr.  E.  Burlingham  and  family,  Chicago. 

M.  P.  Bodeen  and  family,  Chicago. 

R.  M.  Buckman  and  family,  Chicago. 

A.J.  Brown  and  family,  Evanston,  111. 

Thos.  Bassett  and  family,  Chicago. 

R.  A.  Burnett  and  familv,  Chicago. 

Dr.  Marv  Weeks  Burnett,  Chicago. 

Dr.  Olive  Baldwin,  Chicago. 

Rev.  Chas.  A.  Blanchard,  Wheaton,  111. 

J.  Baldwin,  Huntsville,  Tex. 

Rev.  H.  W.  Bolton  and  family,  Chicago. 

G   A.  Bush  and  family,  Chicago. 

Rev.  R.  W.  Bland  and  family,  Chicago. 

W.  E.  Blackstone  and  family,  Oak  Park. 

Judge  James  Baker,  Springfield,  Mo. 

Mrs.  Mary  C.  Brown  and  family,  St.  Louis. 

Rev.  F.  M.  Bristol,  Chicago. 

Rev.  W.  D.  Best,  Champaign,  111. 

S.  P.  Belcher,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Edwin  Lee  Brown,  Chicago. 

Henry  C.  Blair  and  fumily,  Chicago. 

H.  L.  Bushnell  and  family,  Hoopeston,  111. 

J   Critfield,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

Oscar  Cobb  and  family,  Chicago. 

A.  J.  Cooper  and  family.  Chicago. 

Prof.  G.  E.  Chambers,  New  York. 

Dr.  A.  M.  Collins,  Chicago. 

W.  D.  Caldwell  and  son,  Chicago. 

C.  C.  Chapin  and  family,  Nebraska. 

L.  B.  Cobb  and  family,  Kankakee,  111. 

Mrs.  C.  C.  Cook,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 

Rev.  J.  M.  Caldwell  and  family,  Chicago. 

Henr}r  Cribbin  and  family,  Chicago. 

O.  W.  Clapp  and  family,  Chicago. 

Rev.  Lewis  Curts,  Sycamore,  111. 

Rev.  Geo.  Chase,  Joliet. 

W.  H.  Craig  and  family,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Geo.  C.  Christian,  Chicago. 

Hon.  Arthur  Dixon  and  family,  Chicago. 

A.  M.  Delight,  Chicago. 

B.  M.  Davenport,  Chicago. 
S.  S.  Date,  Chicago. 


Hotel    Irving  during  the  season   of 


A.  T.  Dean  and  family,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

E.  C.  Dodds,  Mason,  111. 

L.  Daniels  and  family,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 

Edward  W.  Drew,  Decalb,  111. 

Rev.  W.  C.  Dandy,  Aurora,  111. 

Dr.  E.  C.  Dudly,  Chicago. 

Dr.  I.  N.  Danforth  and'family,  Chicago. 

W.  A.  Elmendorf,  Chicago. 

Rev.  Arthur  Edwards,  Chicago. 

L.  Ervingham  and  familv,  Chicago. 

Hon.  J.  B.  Finch  and  family,  Evanston,  111. 

R.  D.  Fowler  and  family,  Chicago. 

L.  B.  Fish,  Paw  Paw,  Mich. 

Gen.  Clinton  B.  Fisk,  Seabright,  N.J. 

Rev.  Wm.  Fawcett,  Chicago. 

Rev.  C.  E.  Felton  and  family,  St.  Louis. 

Mrs.  G.  W.  Grav  and  son,  Chicago. 

Rev.  O.  P.  Gifford,  D.  D.,  and  family,  Bos- 
ton, Mass, 

Hon.  U.  H.  Gilmer,  Quincy,  111. 

Prof.  James  Gill  and  family,  Hyde  Park,  111. 

Mrs   Chas.  Goodman  and'farnily,  Chicago. 

R.  Green,  Kankakee. 

G.  B.  Hiesen,  Chicago. 

O.  H.  Horton  and  family,  Chicago. 

Robt.  Halloway,  Alexis^  111. 

H.  H,  Haaff,  McHenry  Co. 

Samuel  D.  Hastings,  Madison,  Wis. 

Prof.  A.  A.  Hopkins,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

A.  J.  Harding  and  family,  Chicago. 

John  D.  Hood  and  family,  Chicago. 

Rev.  Dr.  Luke  Hitchcock,  Chicago. 

C.  H.  Hurlburd  and  family,  Chicago. 

Rev.  Dr.  R.  M.  Hatfield  and  familv,  Evans- 
ton, 111. 

Waterman  Hunt,  Chicago. 

Helen  L.  Hood,  Chicago. 

Elizabeth  Bovnton  Harbert,  Evanston,  111. 

C.  H.  Holt  and  family,  Decatur,  111. 

W.  H.  Hazzard,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

N.  D.  White  and  family,  Cincinnati. 

S.  T.  Hinckley,  Elgin,  111. 

Ex-Gov.  John  M.  Hamilton,  Chicago. 

Thos.  H.  Hanna,  Monmouth,  111. 

A.  P.  Kelly  and  family,  Chicago. 

Judge  J.  C.  Knickerbocker,  Chicago. 

J.  M.  Kirkpatrick,  Monmouth,  111. 

Amy  C.  Kellogg,  Ft.  Atkinson,  Wis. 

Dr.  W.  F.  King  and  family,  Mt.  Vernon,  111. 

Rev.  A.  J.  Jutkins  and  family,  Rogers  Park, 

C.  W.  Jerome  and  family,  Carbondale,  111. 
T.  G.  Lansden    and   family,    Washington, 
D.  C.  S 


J.  W.  Long,  Durant,  Miss. 

James  T.  Latham,  Chicago. 

James  A.  Leech  and  family.  Louisville,  kv. 

C.  W.  Lasher  and  family.  Chicago. 

W.  A.  Lowell  and  family,  Chicago. 
11.  A.  Lyon  ami   family.  Chicago. 
Mary  T.   Lathrap,  Jackson,  Mich. 
Rev,  A.  15.  Leonard,  Springfield,  0. 
D.J.  Lindsay  and  family,  Chicago. 
L.  F.  Lindsay  and   family,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Theodore  Lee,  Edwardsville,  111. 
C.  C.  Lines,  Peoria,   111. 
Mrs.   Low  ry  and  family,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Mrs.  I).  G.  Lane  and   family,  St.  Louis. 
Rev.  C.  II.  Mead,  New  York. 
Dr.  W.  A.   McCandles,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
James  McLaren,  Kankakee,  111. 
Mis.  C  A.  Milier,  "Waterloo.  Iowa. 
Dr.  A.  C.  McChesney,  Chicago. 
Bishop  S.  M.  Merrill  and  family,  Chicago. 
Lucy  Ryder  Meyer,  Chicago. 
Mrs   E.  X.  McGown  and  family,  Chicago. 
James  S.  Moffatt,  St.  Louis,  Mo.' 

A.  11.  McLeod,  Champaign,  111. 
J.  II.  Manny  and  family,  Chicago. 

Francis  Murphy,  Pittsburgh,  La. 

Addie  Northam,  War.  en,  111. 

E.  W.  Xoakes  and  family,  Chicago,  111. 

Josephine  Nichols,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

C.  Nash  and  family,  Carbondale,  II. 

Mrs.  L.  H.  Plumb,  Streator,  111. 

Rev.  L.  C.  Pitner,  Evanston,  111. 

S.  W.  Packard,  Oak  Park. 

Alex.  Piatt  and  family,  Jacksonville.  111. 

Dr.  Edward  Pynchon,  Chicago. 

C.  D.  Peacock  and  family.  Chicago. 

W.  II.  Parcells  and  family,  Chicago. 

W.  F.  Peters  and  famih .  Sycamore.  111. 

R.  G.  Patton,  Monmouth,  111. 

B.  Pird  Price  and  family,  Chicago. 

J.  Irving  Pearce  and  family,  Chicago. 
Helen  R.  Olin,  Madison,  Wis. 
E.  S.  Penny  and  family,  Chicago. 
Miss  Gertie  Pope,  Elkhart,  Ind. 
Rey.  M.  H.  Plumb,  Woodstock,  111. 
Mrs.  R.  G.  Peters.  Manistee,  Mich. 

C.  E.  Penneyille  and  family,  Cleveland,  O. 
E.  K.  Smith  and  family,  Chicago. 

Luke  W.  Smith  and  family,  Cincinnati,  O. 
A  Swanzy  and  family;  Princeton,  111. 


C.  o.  Reed  and  family,  River  Forest,  III. 
)ohn  P.  St.  John,  Olathe,  Kan. 

"Albert  F.  Smith.  Decatur,  111. 

\V.  1).  Simonds,  Iowa  Falls,  Iowa. 

J.  C.  Shaffer  and  family,  Richmond,  Ind. 
T.  C.   Richmond,  Madison,   Wis. 

Prof.  Philip  Shumway,  Evanston,  III. 
Hon.  Andrew  Shuman,  Chicago. 
John  Souieski,  Nebraska. 
T.  W.  Sharron,  Lincoln,  III. 
).  T.  Stewart.   Dccriicld.  111. 
Dr.  I.  E.  Ray,  Oak  Park.  111. 
Howard  R.  Smith,  Omaha,  Neb. 
Mrs.  R.  F.  Ray  and  family.  Chicago. 
Henry   P.  Smith  and  family,  Cincinnati.  >  >. 
Dr.  L.  F.  Hush  and  family,  Chicago. 
L.  M.  Smith  and  family,  Omaha.  Neb. 
1-2.  15.  Stevens  and  family,  Chicago. 
J.  H.  Raymond  and  family,  Evanston,  111. 
R.  II.  Smith  and  family,  Pittsburgh.  Pa. 
Rev.  T.  R.  Strowbridge,  Aurora.  III. 
Rev.  W.  P.  Stow  e.  Chicago. 
Rev.  S.  II.  Swart/.,  Belvidere,  111. 
Rev.  P.  H.  swift,  Ro.  kford,  111. 
Solomon    Thatcher,  Jr.,  and    family,    River 

Forest. 
E.  P.  Thatcher  and  family.  Decatur,  111. 

D.  H.  Tolman,  Chicago,  ill. 
Narcissa  E.  White.  Mercer.  Pa. 
Frances  E.  Willard,  Evanston. 
M.  C.  Whitlock,  Chicago. 

Rev.  G.  R.  Van  Horn,Rockford,  111. 

Geo.  Woodford,  Iowa. 

John  S.  Wollacott  and  family,  Chicago. 

John  Worthy  and  family,  Chicago. 

C.  K.  Wilson  and  family,  Chicago. 

Mary  Allen  West.  Chicago. 

J.  R.  Woodbridge,  Chicago. 

S.  R.  Wilkins  and  family,  Rockford.  111. 

W.  E.  Wier  and  family,  Monmouth,  111. 

T.  D.  Wavne  and  family.  Chicago. 

Dr.  J.  E.  Westervelt,  Fort  Scott.  Kan. 

Frank  B.  Williams,  Chicago. 

Geo.  Whatson  Newton,  Iowa. 

L.  G.  "Wells  and  family,  Louisville.  Ky. 

J.  M.  Wescott  and  family,  Richmond,  Ind. 

Chas.  T.  Wilt  and  family.  Chicago. 

J.  L.  Whitlock  and  family,  Chicago. 

Rev.  J.  H.  Vincent.  Chautauqua,  N.  V. 

Geo.  S.  Young,  Elgin,  111. 


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